What Now?

Have you ever been at a crossroads in your life and asked yourself that very question?  I think Shakespeare said it best when he said, "To be, or not to be: that is the question. " To be, be what you are capable of....to not to be, to fail.  Failure is a part of life, and some avoid it, avoid all consequences and chance encounters to dodge the possibility of failure.  I think to truly live your life is to open yourself up to failure, and with failure, success will come (that was probably said by someone and quoted before, but since I don't feel like researching it, I'm saying it haha.) 

Well, I personally asked myself this very question when I was down and all seemed to be lost not too long ago when I was in VA and treated like a stranger regarding my own son.  So I asked myself, what now? Should I turn tail and run whining with my tail between my legs?  Or should I change my attitude, pave a new way (think taking the road less traveled), and prove all the naysayers wrong?  Well, if you've ever watched an uplifting movie, watched old NFL videos of guys like Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Mike Ditka, or Lou Holtz, well you can imagine after something like that what your decision would be.

People say, life is short....No it's not, life is LONG! So, since we all have an undetermined amount of time, live each day like it's your last, treat others how you want to be treated, and remember that doing what's popular isn't always right, and doing what's right isn't always popular.  Ok yeah that was just a lot of babbling right there but let me get back to the point.

If there is one thing I cannot deal with, it's those who are unable to take responsibility for their actions.  I've learned in my life that if you mess up, you can either pass it off and blame it on someone else, or you can own up to it, apologize, correct the behavior, and move on.  If you blame everything bad that ever happens to you on someone else, you'll never learn any lessons in life.  Now, I know I'm far from perfect, there are plenty of people who have it worse than I do, which is why I try to be humble.  Not sure if this is a bible verse too, but lyrics from an ABR (August Burns Red for you newbs) song describes me........"I am, just a man, with a heart and sinful hands..." Not that I'm sinful, but I am a man.  A man who has the power to shape his own destiny.

A choice to be positive is a choice we all have to make.  Make the right choice...but remember, doing what is right isn't always popular, and doing what's popular isn't always right.

Ok I'm doin rambling now. Until next time.....